[bookport] Re: What kind of card?
- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:08:24 -0500
Sally -
The biggest thing to be sure of when selecting a CompactFlash card is
whether or not is has a lifetime replacement warranty. CF cards are known to
fail and it's nice when the manufacturer will send you a replacement for
free. Most of the so-called generic or no-name cards do not have such
coverage, but cards from Sandisk, Kingston, and (I think) Lexar offer such a
warranty. Avoid the so-called "ultra" cards, which may have some other
descriptive terminology attached unless the price is lower than for a
comparably-sized card from the same manufacturer, since such cards are
intended for use in cameras, primarily, and you won't benefit from their
often overhyped transfer speed. Right now, a good 1Gb card can be had for
around $20 or so, not including shipping (and many online vendors ship for
free) and an equally good 2Gb card for around $38 or so. I personally
wouldn't recommend a card any larger than 2Gb _unless_ you expect to have a
huge number of larger files (books from Audible, MP3 files, etc.). I
strongly recommend checking prices at:
http://www.dealram.com/
since they constantly monitor prices from a number of online sources and
always have the best prices currently available on all card sizes. They
don't sell products, but they do provide quick and easy-to-use links to the
vendors whose prices they monitor.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally Rosenthal" <sanford.rosenthal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 7:54 AM
Subject: [bookport] What kind of card?
Hello,
I just got my bookport on Friday and am very, very new at this, so please
bear with me and answer a question that probably pops up here frequently. I
want to get a flash card that holds more than the card that comes with
bookport. Can anyone suggest what brand and/or type would be best?
Thanks,
Sally
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